We bought a Wii for our kids last Christmas. Today it would not turn on. The tranformer/power supply was not warm at all. Shouldn't it be warm if plugged in to the wall?

We did not send in any registration cards. I think it was purchased at Wal-Mart. Is there any hope of a warranty on this thing? If not from Wal-Mart would Nintendo still warranty it since it is so 'young'.

If there's no chance of warranty, what should I try to get it going again? My guess is it has a bad transformer/power supply.

If you are referring to throwing the entire Wii in the trash… you obviously have more money than we do. We had to save for a long time just to buy it for the kids. It is not even 1 year old. I am hoping that there is some warranty on it even though we did not reigster it last year.

If you meant throwing the power supply away, I think I would rather not in case I need it in the future.

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The Wii was working fine yesterday. Now, it won’t turn on. I unplugged the console, got the red light, then pressed the power button and disc bay (blue) comes on and then the console shuts down. I can plug it and get the red light back and press the reset and nothing happens. I press the power button and then I have to unplug just to get the light light back…repeat the process and it all starts over.

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How long did you leave your Wii console unplugged?

If it was just a second or two, then try unplugging the AC Adapter from the wall outlet for at least a couple of minutes, as there is a circuit in the adapter that sometimes trips, especially if there was a brief electrical power failure from a thunderstorm or something else that causes the electricity in your home to flicker for a second.

But if you have tried leaving it unplugged for an extended amount of time, then give a call to Nintendo’s 1-800-255-3700 (6 am ~ 7 pm Pacific, everyday) Customer Service number, or use their webform, as your console will need to be repaired, and they can set up the repair process for you.

Have you tried briefly reading through some of the scenarios and trying the suggestions.

[QUOTE=RichMan;2452358]even though we did not reigster it last year.[/QUOTE]

I can recommend registering the Wii itself on the Nintendo site. I dunno about the US of A, but here in Europe you can save up for Star points. The Wii device itself gives you 500 points here. You can purchase lots of fun things with these star points.

And you can convert those star points to actual wii points on a 4:1 basis! So you can exchange 400 star points for 100 Wii Points. It’s easy “points” if you happen to purchase music or games from the Wii store.

Every original DS or Wii game gives you even more points using the scratch card.

I do hope your Wii is in warranty. If you have some purchase reciept (credit card or paper ticket), make sure it is included in the eventual shipment of the Wii to Nintendo.

If you don’t have a purchase reciept, contact the place you bought it and ask for a copy of the reciept again. Tell them your wii is broken and you want to claim the warranty. Most shops should be helpful. If not, contact someone in upper management.